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Five nickels on the dime: 25 mph speed limit for safer streets passes in committee, will get final Council vote later this year
The committee also approved a pilot to let citizens report parking and standing violations in bus and bike lanes to 311, with tickets being sent to repeat offenders.
October 21, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Monday, October 21
• City Council committee expected to take up proposal to lower speed limit (ABC)
October 21, 2024
Is half a bialy better than none? Lincolnwood approves Pratt bike lanes, without planned concrete protection that could save lives
This post includes reporting by Cameron Bolton and commentary by John Greenfield.
October 21, 2024
Proposed 2025 CTA budget emphasizes accessibility improvements, service tweaks
The CTA released its proposed 2025 CTA budget last Friday, October 11. The document hints at some potential service increases, touts several station improvements that have been discussed for years, and even dares to hope that 2025 will be the year construction finally starts on the long-awaited Red Line extension.
October 18, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Friday, October 18
• Some Loop 'L' service impacted after train fire with no injuries Friday around 7:45 AM at Adams/Washington station (ABC)
October 18, 2024
Backstage at the Dickensian drama: What CDOT’s FOIA response did and didn’t tell us about the planning for the plaza removal
Plus the mainstream media breaks its silence on the Dickens plaza removal issue, with a good article and a great letter to the editor in the Chicago Tribune
October 17, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Thursday, October 17
• New Active Transportation Alliance blog post: "Tell City Council: A lower speed limit in Chicago will save lives."
October 17, 2024
Huge turnout for Granville Avenue Traffic Safety project meeting to hear CDOT’s proposal to change the road from a “cut-through” to a safer street
The department proposes adding traffic calming infrastructure, one-way segments, and contraflow bike lanes on the nearly three-mile, two-way side street, where speeding and crashes are common.
October 16, 2024
Today’s Headlines for Wednesday, October 16
• Good news: Before its 10/20 eviction, Greyhound owner FlixBus says it's finalizing a month-to-month lease with station landlord (Sun-Times, Block Club)
October 16, 2024
Enthusiasm for curbs: CDOT has added concrete protection to the West Side’s Douglas and Franklin boulevards
As in 2023, the Chicago Department of Transportation has been busy installing new bikeways across the city this year. As of this writing, the city’s website that tracks the installations lists 42 completed segments this year so far, with 20 more underway. Two of them are part of my return commute from a workplace in Englewood to my home Logan Square, and they're a welcome bit of infrastructure on a ride that includes the some of the best and worst aspects of biking in our city.
October 15, 2024
